AutoIT developers question - DLL return of wstr

[Ascend4nt]

For AutoIT developers, I have a quick question:

It was pointed out to me that DLLCall's will automatically set up a return buffer for datatypes marked as "wstr". The way I've been coding it is to use DLLStructCreate("wstr[#]") and send it as a pointer to ensure that I have a buffer large enough to receive the data.

However, I have been told that instead, I can pretty much take it as a given that if I simply put "wstr" AutoIT will set up a default buffer (it was mentioned that this buffer will be 65536 chars/wchars). I know the help file describes a 'maximum' of the same, but I thought this was intended for passing data *to* a DLL call though?

So, I'd just like to know if I can rely on this automatic return-buffer setup or not.

For an example (cut from '_WinAPI_ProcesGetFileName'):

$stImageFilename=DllStructCreate("wchar[32767]")
$aRet=DllCall("Psapi.dll","dword","GetProcessImageFileNameW","ptr",$hProcess[0],"ptr", _
        DllStructGetPtr($stImageFilename),"ulong",32767)

Would this be able to be replaced with:

$aRet=DllCall("Psapi.dll","dword","GetProcessImageFileNameW","ptr",$hProcess[0],"wstr","","ulong",32767)

Clarification is much appreciated, thanks,

Ascend4nt

*edit - added example

Edited March 11, 2009 by ascendant

[Ascend4nt]

well, I hardly ever do this, but *BUMP*

Not sure if I should have posted this elsewhere

[weaponx]

Maybe your post is too generalized and not citing a specific example.

[Ascend4nt]

Well, I mean really *any* DLL call that expects a Return buffer set up to collect data.

For example (cut from '_WinAPI_ProcesGetFileName'):

$stImageFilename=DllStructCreate("wchar[32767]")
$aRet=DllCall("Psapi.dll","dword","GetProcessImageFileNameW","ptr",$hProcess[0],"ptr", _
        DllStructGetPtr($stImageFilename),"ulong",32767)